Dravidar Kazhagam

Former Union Shipping Minister and senior DMK leader TR Baalu on Saturday courted a controversy by remarking that he will chop off the hand of anyone touching his party president, Chief Minister MK Stalin or Dravidar Kazhagam chief K Veeramani.

In its petition, the Dravidian outfit sought a court directive to Governor RN Ravi, asking him to show cause and explain how he is holding the constitutional post of Governor while being the "full-time" chairman of Auroville Foundation

Police said they have taken into preventive custoday around 145 cadres of the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam for allegedly planning a black flag demonstration against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Puducherry on Sunday.

A Chennai court has dismissed the plea filed by Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK) seeking direction to police to register a case against actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth over his remarks on Periyar.

Periyar, who began the Self-Respect Movement and founded the first Dravidian outfits in the country Dravidar Kazhagam, is a revered figure in Tamil Nadu.

27-year-old Sangeetha removed her mangalsutra - a sacred thread worn around the neck by married women - after eight years of marriage. "Why don't men wear mangalsutra? Why should women be enslaved this way?" she asked.

The mangalsutras of 21 women were voluntarily removed at 6.45 am today in Chennai; then came the news that the Madras High Court had cancelled permission for the event.

Dismissing reports that DMK was going soft on Congress-led UPA despite pulling out of it, party chief M Karunanidhi today ruled out even outside support to the ruling coalition on the ground that it failed to accept his party's demands on Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

DMK leader M K Stalin and thousands of party workers were arrested today when they attempted to picket the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai, demanding a probe against the island government over alleged war crimes.

Former Union Shipping Minister and senior DMK leader TR Baalu on Saturday courted a controversy by remarking that he will chop off the hand of anyone touching his party president, Chief Minister MK Stalin or Dravidar Kazhagam chief K Veeramani.

In its petition, the Dravidian outfit sought a court directive to Governor RN Ravi, asking him to show cause and explain how he is holding the constitutional post of Governor while being the "full-time" chairman of Auroville Foundation

Police said they have taken into preventive custoday around 145 cadres of the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam for allegedly planning a black flag demonstration against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Puducherry on Sunday.

A Chennai court has dismissed the plea filed by Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK) seeking direction to police to register a case against actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth over his remarks on Periyar.

Periyar, who began the Self-Respect Movement and founded the first Dravidian outfits in the country Dravidar Kazhagam, is a revered figure in Tamil Nadu.

27-year-old Sangeetha removed her mangalsutra - a sacred thread worn around the neck by married women - after eight years of marriage. "Why don't men wear mangalsutra? Why should women be enslaved this way?" she asked.

The mangalsutras of 21 women were voluntarily removed at 6.45 am today in Chennai; then came the news that the Madras High Court had cancelled permission for the event.

Dismissing reports that DMK was going soft on Congress-led UPA despite pulling out of it, party chief M Karunanidhi today ruled out even outside support to the ruling coalition on the ground that it failed to accept his party's demands on Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

DMK leader M K Stalin and thousands of party workers were arrested today when they attempted to picket the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai, demanding a probe against the island government over alleged war crimes.